Colonization Part 2

The person who helped Jamestown survive by setting the rule in that those who don't work shall not eat was:

• John Rolfe

• King James I

• Cpt. John Smith

• Thomas Hooker

Answer explanation

While John Rolfe does make Jamestown successful by introducing the tobacco as a cash crop, Cpt. John Smith does help Jamestown survive at the beginning.

What are the three types of regions that the English colonies are characterized by?

• New England, Middle, Southern

• Northern, Middle Eastern, Southern

• Northern, Middle, Southern

• Northeast, Middle, Southeaster

Answer explanation

King James I granted a _______ to the Virginia Company to settle the Jamestown colony.

Answer explanation

Remember that a charter is a contract given to someone to establish a colony. You cannot just claim land by yourself legally.

Match the following characteristic with the English colonial region:

• New England Colonies

• Rocky soil & subsistence farming

• New England Colonies

• Economic activity is fishing & shipbuilding

• Middle Colonies

• Grows grain and labeled the "Breadbasket" colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Plantations & single cash crop

Who introduced tobacco to the Jamestown colony which led to its success?

• John Rolfe

• King James I

• Cpt. John Smith

• Thomas Hooker

Answer explanation

Tobacco was in high demand in Europe. So this became the industry (cash crop) for the Jamestown colony in Virginia.

Tobacco is considered a what for the Jamestown colony?

• Raw material

• Natural Resource

• Cash crop

Answer explanation

Cash crops are a crop that is grown and sold to make a profit. Remember that usually there is a single cash crop used in the Southern colonies.

The first representative government in the English colonies is called the:

• Fundamental Order of Connecticut

• Mayflower Compact

• House of Representatives

• House of Burgesses

Answer explanation

The House of Burgesses elected people who made laws for the colony.

Who signed the Mayflower Compact?

• The Pilgrims

• The Puritans

• The Quakers

• The Catholics

Answer explanation

Specifically, all of the male passengers signed the Mayflower Compact. This was a social contract that the Pilgrims signed.

What was the first written framework for self-government in the English colonies?

• Fundamental Order of Connecticut

• Magna Carta

• House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

Answer explanation

This social contract was agreed upon by the male passengers. They created laws that they agreed to abide by.

The Plymouth colony was settled in:

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

• Georgia

• New York

Answer explanation